title: Case report: lymphogranuloma venereum proctitis-from rapid screening to molecular confirmation of a masked sexually transmitted disease.
abstract: Proctitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis L2b can manifest with very mild, nonspecific symptoms, and appropriate diagnostic evaluation is crucial. The case report demonstrates that rapid screening test, detection of specific antibodies in serum, and direct pathogen identification by PCR performed on tissue sample or rectal swab allow successful diagnosis of the still emerging sexually transmitted disease among homosexual patients.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Centre for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria. mateusz.markowicz@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Mateusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markowicz
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grilnberger
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leibl
authors.forename: Heidemarie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abrahamian
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gartner
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chott
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reiter
authors.forename: Gerold
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stanek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011349:Proctitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
keywords: Chlamydia trachomatis L2b; HIV; Homosexual men; Lymphogranuloma venereum; PCR; Proctitis; Rapid screening test; Serology